Which of the below-given functions does not characterize a phoneme?
a) distinctive;
b) communicative;
c) constitutive;
d) recognitive.
The phonetic term, which cannot be used to characterize word accent in the English language, is
a) dynamic;
b) free;
C) musical.
The pitch of the voice may be changed through widening and narrowing the range of the voice. The widening of the range is used to express
a) horror, disgust;
b) joy, happiness, indignation;
c) aversion.
25.Answer the question:Which of the following degrees of word stress is characteristic only for American English?
a) primary;
b) secondary;
C) tertiary.
Statements pronounced with the falling-rising tone
a) sound weighty and emphatic;
b) carry implication;
c) show that the speaker is greatly impressed.
Unstressed or partly stressed syllables (or a syllable) that follow the nucleus of the intonation group are called
a) subsidiary;
b) tail;
c) segmental.
28. Choose the variant which is not correct: Positional allophones appear as a result of
a) assimilation:
b) adaptation;
c) accommodation;
D) elision.
The component of the intonation pattern, which is considered to be the most important and obligatory, is
a) the prehead;
b) the head;
c) the nucleus;
d) the tail.
The kind of word stress that is not characteristic of the English and Russian/Ukrainian languages is
a) free;
b) fixed;
c) shifting.
31. Answer the question:Which of the following communicative types of sentences are as a rule pronounced with the rising tone?
a) exclamations;
B) requests;
c) special questions.
If the speaker wants to express a reassuring, soothing attitude with a hint of self-reliance, his/ her statement is pronounced with
a) the low falling nuclear tone;
b) the low rising nuclear tone;
c) the rising-falling nuclear tone.
Repeated or echoing special questions are usually pronounced with
a) a falling head and a low rising tone on the last stressed syllable;
b) a rising head and a low falling tone on the last stressed syllable;
C) a low rising tone on the question word.
In order to make the exclamation sound weighty and emphatic the speaker usually uses
a) the low falling nuclear tone;
b) the low rising nuclear tone;
c) ) the rising-falling nuclear tone.
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The phrase “Excuse me” arresting someone’s attention is pronounced with
A) a falling-rising tone;
b) a falling tone;
c) a rising-falling tone.
If special prominence in an accented syllable or syllables is achieved mainly through the intensity of articulation, such type of stress is called
a) tertiary;
b) musical, or tonic;
C) dynamic, or force.
The use of different languages or dialects for different occasions is
a) bilingualism;
B) diglossia;
c) accent.
For casual “Thank you” and “Sorry” it is recommended to use
a) the low rising tone;
b) the falling-rising tone;
c) the low falling tone.
The American-based group of variants of English does not include
A) Australian English;
b) Canadian English;
c) United States English.
The retroflexed articulation of vowels, the weakening of /j/, the voicing of /t/ in the intervocalic position is typical of
a) RP;
b) Australian English;
C) GeneralAmerican.
Тесты по лингвострановедению
The United Kingdom” means
a) England, Scotland and Wales;
b) A group of islands including Britain and Ireland;
C) England, Scotland, Wales Northern Ireland and a number of small islands.
The “Home Counties” is
a) The most homogeneous part of Britain;
b) The least homogeneous part of Britain;
c) The most undeveloped part of Britain.
The Bill of rights was worked out by
a) John Adams;
b) James Madison;
c) Thomas Jefferson.
The rate of unemployment is the highest
a) In England;
b) In Wales;
c) In Northern Ireland.
The Golden Age is the period of English history under the reign of
a) Henry VIII;
b) Elizabeth I;
c) Victoria I.
The first President of the USA was
a) Thomas Jefferson;
b) Abraham Lincoln;
C) George Washington
In 1648 Olive Cromwell got the title of
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a) King of England;
b) President of the new Republic;
C) Lord Protector.
The Restoration of the Monarchy took place
a) after the Agricultural Revolution;
b) after the Plague;
C) after Cromwell’s death.
The Emancipation Proclamation declared
a) freedom for slaves;
b) the right to vote for women;
c) freedom for immigrants.
The Tories were
a) against the royal prerogative;
b) for the royal prerogative;
c) favored the republican ideas.
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